Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Exploring the Pampas
The unrelenting plains of the Pampas region offer plenty of
opportunity for horseback riding and gaucho activities at the
many estancias. Away from the empty spaces, La Plata is a
vibrant university city, San Antonio de Areco is a charming
colonial town, and Luján houses the country's most important
Catholic shrine, La Virgen de Luján. The most popular beach
resorts are Mar del Plata, Villa Gesell, Miramar, and Pinamar
and Necochea. Heading south, the land begins to roll and,
eventually, rise to the green and dramatic mountains of the
Sierra de la Ventana and Tandil, which afford an array of
outdoor adventure sports.
Stained-glass detail, Catedral de la
Inmaculada Concepción, La Plata
Sights at a Glance
Towns and Cities
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Estancias
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Rufino
La Plata pp144-7
Estancia Cerro de la Cruz
Luján
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Parks and Areas of
Natural Beauty
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San Antonio de Areco
3
General
Alvear
Chapadmalal
Realicó
7
General
Villegas
Sierra de la Ventana
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Balcarce
0
Parera
Parque Provincial Ernesto
Tornquist
Tandil
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Bahía Blanca
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Santa Rosa
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Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
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Trenel
General Pico
Resorts
4
Eduardo
Castex
San Rafael
Mar del Plata
Quemú-
Quemú
Santa
Isabel
Bañados de Atuel
Villa Gesell
Victorica
5
Pinamar
6
Catriló
Miramar
8
Loma del
Jaguel Moro
3,593 ft
Algarrobo
del Águila
Necochea
9
SANTA ROSA
LA PAMPA
Reserva Provincial
Parque Luro
L. Epecuén
Cerro Azul
1,198 ft
Limay
Mahuida
Macachín
General
Achá
Salar
Grande
Salitral
de la Perra
Cerro del Seis
876 ft
Guatrache
25 de Mayo
PARQUE NACIONAL
LIHUÉ CALEL
Valle
Maracó Grande
Emb.
Casa
Piedra
Salina
Colorado Grande
Neuquén
Lago La Amarga
Cuchillo-Co
Cerro Prieto
975 ft
La Adela
Salar del
Algarrobo
Charming houses near the beach, Pinamar
Viedma
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